Revision as of 09:17, 23 January 2015

Description

Diffuse texture mapped material

Preview

Max Settings

Max Settings in detail

• Ambient - Ambient color R,G,B
• Diffuse - Diffuse color R,G,B
• Specular - Specular color R,G,B
• Opacity - Level of transparency, 0 = transparent, 100 = opaque.
• Glossiness - Should be set to 32 to match game.
• Diffuse map - RGB = diffuse color, A = opacity
• Opacity map - Legacy support for Diffuse texture Alpha channel

Related Links

Material Types - Material types supported by Trainz.

Max Exporters - 3D Studio Max exporters.

Exporting with 3D Studio Max - Material setup and exporting with 3DS Max.

.texture.txt Files - What goes into a .texture.txt file

Blender

Preview

Blender Material Settings

material properties

Diffuse - Color Picker and Intensity Slider combined set the diffuse color in Trainz

Ambient

- default: settings for Diffuse are used for ambient color in Trainz

- alternative: use Blenders global ambient settings (panel World) as ambient color in Trainz by unchecking the Exporter option box "Export Diffuse as Ambient"

Specular - Color Picker and Intensity Slider combined set the specular color in Trainz

Hardness - defines the sharpness of specular highlights in Trainz; higher values give sharper highlights

Emit

- default: the Emit Slider and the Diffuse Color Picker combined are used as emit color in Trainz

- alternative: the Emit Slider and the Mirror Color Picker combined are used as emit color in Trainz by checking the Exporter option box "Export Mirror as Emit"

Transparency - the Alpha Slider set the level of transparency in Trainz; lesser values give more transparency

Blender DiffuseTexture Settings

diffuse texture properties

Influence Diffuse Color - if checked the textures RGB data are used as diffuse color source, the slider let you control the amount of influence

Influence Diffuse Alpha - if checked the textures A layer is used as transparency source, the slider let you control the amount of influence